Where to buy

Pros

Cons

Known as a pristine coffeemaker, Chemex employs all of the chemically correct methods for brewing. Its hourglass shaped flask is made entirely of glass, a chemically inert material that does not absorb odors or chemical residues. The Chemex Glass Coffee Maker has no moving parts and will work forever, unless it is dropped or in some other way demolished. Chemex filters are made of the highest quality filter paper.

Since "cold brewing" requires steeping ground coffee for up to 12 hours, using the Chemex as the first step would not be possible. However, if you were to steep the grounds in a pitcher (preferably glass) and then pour the contents of the pitcher - grounds and all - into the Chemex decanter with the Chemex filter in place, you would get a very clear, grounds-free cold brewed coffee concentrate.